EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Beuter's Service to the China Maliy
NO FRENCH CASINOS YET. Y
PARTS, Ing.
The Minister of the Interior, in the French Senate, said that the Govern. ment could not wike abe responsibi
gumbling in casinos until Pacliaient
l established a new syste Havas.
BELGIUM'S STOLEN LIVESTOCK.
BRUSSELS, May
THE CHINA MAIL..
U.S. SHIPBUILDING.
FRIDAY, MAY 30,
SPORTING MEN AND PARS.
MERCHANTMEN AND THE
TOWER BRIDge feat.
HONGKONG DEFENCE
WAR.
CORPS.
ik
NR, HURLEY ON TONNAGE,
FLIGHT BETWEEN CROSS STEVOTURES.
Sir Thos. Lipton, Interviewed on
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WEATHER REPORT.
May 80. 124. 14m.-No returns from Japar. Vladivostock and Indo China
Administrative Orders þy Major G. H. Pressure has increased slightly at all
Wakoman, F.D., Acting Admlule-
4
trative Commandant, STRENGTH.
No. 206 L Corp. N. S. Moses,
Engineer Coy, is invalided out of against an average of 29.83 inches,
the Corps on the recommendation of
TRANSFER..
board the Aquitania, which left The twenty-sixth annual report of Liverpool on March 21 for New York, the Imperial Merchant Service Guild Not infrequently misunderstand- said he was going to inspect Shamrock furnishes striking evidence of the Ings have arisen owing to various IV, with which he hoped to race for part played in the war by all ranks interpretations of the word
Flight Lieut. Sidney Pickles, the the America Cup next year. He had of the Mercantile Marine. Fourteen cage, and, according to the cabled well-known airman, who served in been racting in America for 20 years, thousand six hundred and sixty-one reports, some confusion has even the RN AS, accomplished an and he was more optimistic than gallant souls-members, it is pointed crept into the last great utterance of astonishing feat in flying through lity allowing the resumption ever before regarding the prospects/cut, of a peaceful profession-have | Mr. Hurley, Chairman of the United the Tower Bridge. Starting from a Medical Board, dated 22nd May, 0000 on the Stat.
laid down their lives. of the new Shamrock.
The war States Shipping Board. "Speaking honours awarded to members of the.
before the National Marine League Isleworth, above Kew Bridge, Mr. 1919. seafaring profession numbered 1,519, on March 26, Mr. Hurley said that, Pickles flew in a sesplane along thè At the first meeting of the newly including constituted Gloucestershire County C...
if the programme of construction is Cricket Club at Bristol on March 21, D. S. 0.80 0. B. E. 87 6 Bars to D.S.C. 15 Mr. R. E. Bush, the new chairman, D. S. C. 410 French awards 38 stated tha: in reply to the appeal instituted by him two months ago heMerchant Service did during the war, The real proportion of what the had already received over £2,000 the report states, is fully estimated from the Bristol district alone, and by but few. Inclusive of the R. N. V. he was hopeful of several more R practically half of the officers of hundreds, independent of money that the Navy inelf belonged to the might be raised in other parts of the Naval Reserve. At a rough calcula- county. With regard to players for tion, some 13,000 officers of the next season, it was practically certain Merchant Service had been engaged that Deunett would have to gray with during the war as others of the his regiment in India, but they were Navy in carrying on purely naval hopeful about their other profes duties, not to mention several hund sionals. A new committee was elect reds who had joined the Army. In ed, and among new members upon it November there were employed in are Mr. A. D. Imlay, Oxford Un-the Navy alone: iversity: John Tunnicliffe (Yorkshire). Officers and men of the Mer and A. AR Lilley (Warwickshire), the
chant Service famous old professionals.
As sygards the Geun protes against the sa palation in the Treaty that they shall testov 10,000 cattle and horses to Be, official figures show that the Germans stole, free Botha, #3,65 animais, ating 01.12 horses and 360,408: cattle.
PEACE TERMS STILL SECRET.
WE KNOW ONLY IN PANT.
Pats Mug 2 Replying to the Chairman of the French Budget Comenówion, 31. Clemencent expressed regret that he coral nos copununiente che i text
At a meeting of the Thames Punt of the peace temas, pointing cent thering Club Committee it was decided there would not be a Treaty of Feve that the amateur and professional until it had been signed. This point Championships of the Thames should of view was shared by a
not be held this year.
and Asseistal Goser£menti.
·HALECOM.
CHINA AND THE PEACE TREATY.
PARIS, May 28. De Wellington Ron, the Chinese Belegatis at the Peace Conference, ught the support of the Auericon Commission to pennis China to sign the Fist Trenty with a reservation regarding the atment of the Shen tung to Japan. “
The United States, it is bevel will back the Chinese on this point against the other big Powers.
Haras
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Complete and systematic reorganiz- ation of boxing in America is propos
R. N...R. ratings......... Trawler Reserve mea Mercantile seamen and fire-
men on Government trans- port agreements...............
TROPICS.
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reporting stations; the depression probably remains over Indo-China.
Hongkong Rainfall: for the 24 hours Total since Jandary Tat 13.71 inches, eding at 10 am. today, 0.63 inch.
Forecast for the 2 hours ending at 1-Rong kong +2 Gap Reck. E No. 591 Ite.. D. S. Gubbay, "Dinds, moderate; cloudy, raiu,
Formoss Channe N.E. winda, American flag next year 16,732,000 Bridge, where he dipped from a carried out, there will be under the course of the Thames to the Tower Coy is permitted to resign, dated fresh.
27,519. deadweight tons of ocean-going steel height of 1,000 feet and passed
2-onth coast of Chins between Fongkong and Lamock. The same as ed that this fleet "would be equi-two towers and the upper and Artillery Company, dated 26th May, cargo and passenger ships. He add-through the square formed by the
No. T
valent to almost half the merchant lower
No. 960 Pte. L. F.S. Alliston, "A" South coast of Chips between tonnage which plied the seas co-day astonishment of the crowds passing
Company, is transferred to the Ho gng sad Rainan. The same as under the flags of all nations com- bined.""
structures, to the 1919.
customed to think of shipping in afterwards
over the bridge at a busy hour Now the United States is ac- of the morning. Mr. Pickles said granted 6 months' leave, on the re- Spr. G. F. Silva, Engineer Co., is terms of deadweight tonnage, which a Fairey seaplane, and was travelling from 22.5.19. is a measure of actual weight carry at 120 miles an hour when he flew
that he was flying commendation of a Medical Board..
ing capacity, while this country reckons its shipping in terms of gross through the bridge. The machine,
Pte. F. B. L. Bowicy, "D" Co., is tonnage, which is a measure of cubic fitted with an "Eagle eight" 350 bp granted 12 months' leave from granted 9 months' leave from 12.6.19. capacity. In the case of passenger engine, was specially constructed to 10.6.19.
Pte. J. S. Nicolson, "B" Co., is
ships and other vessels of special meet the devastating work of the Orians for Artillery Company by Major 80,000 between the two terms. In the case several of them had been assembled types there is often little relation German Brandenburg planes, and 36,000 vessels, which hitherto the United when the armistice intervened. The 20,000 of Cargo steamers and these are the near London for a special mission States has been mainly building it is possibilities of this type of machine are reasonable to assume that the ton-at present immeasurable, since owing nage of a steamer, if expressed into its capacity of quickly rising and gross, is about 60 per cent of the dipping, it may be landed or started amount of deadweight tonnage.
20,000
ed by the Army, Navy and Civilian NEW CRUISERS OF THE Board, a new body with an advisory council, including prominent officials of the Army and Navy, State Go- vernors, and well-known American educators.
nament at
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If Mr. Hurley's figure of 16,732,000 tons deadweight be converted on this basis, the result will be about 10,000,000 tens gross.
There is the possibility, in fact, of within a comparatively small space the Thames being converted into a base for seaplances, and London may be recalled that in August, 1912, Mr..! well become a seaplane fort. It will Frank K. McClean, an English air
£100 FOR £56.
Yet the
JARROW SHIPBUILDERS TO BUY SHARES AT 28 A WEEK,
the
Company, far, Shipbuilding an a few "The Palmer,
and Iron investment scheme on April 16 to their workmen.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
MAY 30, 1918,—LIU
Station.
Hour,
at Soa Lovel.
Haromoter
Temperature.
Humidity-
J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D.
Left: Half Co. Full drill, with the Monday, 2nd June 5.30 p.m. exception of new Layers! class.
Thursday, 5th June-7.30 am-Nomura Vl'divostock 8. Right Half Co. New Layers! class. Hakodate
Friday, 6th June-7.30 am. Right Tokio tion of new Layers' class. 5.30 p.m. Half Coy, Full drill, with the excep- ocht Left Half Coy, New Layers' class. orders for Engineer Company by Captain
R. Hali.
FARADE.
Nagasaki Kagoshima Osbima.... Raba (shi'jimn B.nit Island
eiwei 629-81 fautor
Kiukiang
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29.80
Canton. Hongkong
29.812
23.81 66.93.78 76
7776
Cap Rock
19.
Macao... Wuchow Pakhot
Hoihow....
In a letter which appeared in The Times of January 29 last, from The names of the great Elizate of Shipping," certain figures were Sheppey in a seaplane, and performed at the Polo Ground, Causeway Bay, Changaba ...
"A Past President of the Chamber ran, flew up the Thames from The Imperial Services Boxing Asso-Hawkins, and other heroes who principal Allied, Associated, and under all the bridges up to Charing on Friday, June 6th, Nos. 1.29ntzlaff than sea dogs-Frobisher, Drake, included of tonnage owned by the the then amazing feat of skimming for Infantry instruction at 5.30 p.m. Shanghai ciation decided on March 21, subject fought Dons on the Spanist. Main and neutral nations as at October 32 last. Cross. This was, of course, a much and 4 Sections parade outside Law Tharp Pk
The whole Company will parade chang
to the King's approval, to offer to hearer home are to be perpetuated The writer of the letter evidently smaller machine than the one used Courts at 5.10 p.n, and proceed amoy.... America a trophy in commemoration in the names of a new type of light had special access to the statistics by Mr. Pickles, and the speed was by tram to Causeway Bay. Dress, of the sporting manner in which the cruiser specially designed for foreign of Lloyd's Register, for such recent only 45 miles as hour. U.S.A. sailors and seldiers entered service more especially the International and American Tour- within the tropics, such as the Easty that body. The figures excluded service figures have not yet been published
Drill order (shorts and pattles). Taichu
Taiboku. the Albert Hall last Indies Station, China Station, and the tonnage trading on the. Great
D.EL. Instructional Classes, Recruits Tainan. December.
the Cape. Station.
will parade for D.EL. instruction Keahun. FRANCO-JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP,
This type of Lakes of the United States and cruiser has a displacement of about enemy owned shipping.
under RE. Instructors at Belchers at Pescadores Tennis enthusiasts will welcome 4.500 tons, a speed of 25 knots per total tonnage owned by 13 nationali
19 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4th. PARIS. May 23.
the news that Majer J. C. Parke a hour, and carries an armament of 6 ties. amounted then to more than
Officer on duty: Lieut. Marley. An important meeting in favour tennis champion is returning to the inch guns, products of the late war 32,000,000 tons gross.
He is perhaps the only Cruisers of this class, when completed of Franco-Japanese friendship tok game.
Order for Infantry Battalion by Major It would place at the Sorbonne, the Chainer British player capable of wresling will be able to double the patrol of these figures
seem. therefore, 01 the basis
Wateman, Y.D., Oficer Commanding. being M. Patron, Manguis Sop, the world's championship from the work done in pre-war days by the American shipbuilding programme is
that
"A "COMPANY. Overseas player, M. E. Brookes. old crocks and lame ducks, which carried out, the United States owner.
4 Platoon, at King's Park Range. James
Phalian were deemed, good enough to carry
Monday, 2nd June.-5.15 p.m. No. Toursne.... Football League will be 22 clubs next yond.
The First Division of the Southern the White Ensign into the seas be tip of about 10,000,000 tons gross
Annual Musketry Course. Part 1,
Aparri would represent less than one-third of the world's present tonnage, instead,
Practices 3 and 4. Dress, Drill order Kanila season, and at the meeting of the
Daguped... Management Committee the four
Of the issue of £1,000,000 Five per of" almost half," Since October, a Cent. Income Tax Free Debenture
with pouches.
Legaspi new clubs elected were:
certain amount of new British and Stock £25,000 has been set aside for No. 3 Platoon, at Kennedy Road o
Wednesday, 4th June-5.30 p.m. Tacloban American tonnage has come into employees who desire to invest in the Range, T.ET. (Grouping with minia-Surigao service, but it may be debuted if firm, and who will be guaranteed five ture ammunition). Staff Sergt. Ed Labuan... these additions would disturb the per cent. interest each year. proportions, at any rate in the direc The Army authorities are to en-
On a capital sum of £100 ten tion of favouring the proportion of pounds will be paid on deposit, and courage cricket among all ranks. It American-Mexico Steamship Line Mr. Hurley has given. The total will advance the money, will be at the The report which the Swedish projected American ownership which repayment to the bank, which will is a good sign that the first com has just completed regarding opera now be increased by enemy tonnage.rate of 29. mittee meeting has been he'd with tions during 1918 shows most profit-In any case, the amount of tonnage for Essex as far back as 1897, Major per cent. dier General A. J. Turner, who played mend payment of a dividend of 15 build is sufficiently large to confer F. R. R. Brooke, who played splen
very great credit on a nation which until the war, allowed its shipbuilding industry to fall to a very small scale. TONNAGE TERMS DEFINED. In view of the confusion which often exists, it may be useful to define the principal tonnage terms. briefly and simply.
M. Dounger pointed to France's gratitude for Japanese war nid, phasising the big prospects of the economic future of Preach Japanese co-option.--Hazia.
AMERICAN NATIONAL
DAY.
HONOURING THE DEAD.
Swansea Town; 48 votes: Brent- ford, 43; Gillingham, 37; Merthyr Town, 23.
PROSPEROUS SWEDISH SHIPPING CO..
Today is the American Nation such prominent cricketers as Briga. able results. The directors recomwhich the United States proposes to tax will pay in all £56 16s. for a
Day. A number of Americans Eren the Carlton Hotel and a detriciant Of solors and inarines from Bidly behind the stumps for Lanca United States warilip Heleus, unshire, and Major B. Hartley, the the genuand of Captain Briggs, at secretary of the Army Sports Control tends at Happy Valley to pay Board, present. Cespects to the inestories of Ameri ean solliers and sailors burial there Captain Hardy was in charge of the nanti.
IX.
Full details are not yet settled, but with an idea of discovering talent command leagues are to be formed.
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MIDDLESBROUGH STEEL. WORKS TO RECONSTRUCT.
It is reported that the North- Eastern Steel works, Middlesbrough, will be closed down for several months in order that certain recon
•truction schemes may be carried nto effect The whole plant is to large number of men thrown out of te modernised or overhauled. The work will, it is believed, find tempor ary employment in the locality.
monds will attend.
2 Platoon, at King's Park Range. Friday, 6th June.5.15 p.m. No..
Practices 3 and 4 Dress, drill order Annual Musketry Course, Part 1. with pouches.
NOTE.
week for nine years.
capital sum of £100.
An employee not liable to income
Only 'N.C.O.'s and men who have The firm and bankers have estab-exempted from passing them are completed their T.ET or who are lished special facilities for the new permitted to fire scheme, which includes the recovery Course.
the Musketry
of income tax for workmen.
Deadweight Tonnage may be inter-cargo as cotton.
acity for the carriage of such a bulky preted, for practical purposes, as re- presenting the actual weight of the respect of warships, and represents cargo that a ship can carry. There the actual weight of the hull and Displacement Tonnage is used in
was much justification for the Ameri-machinery, and everything on board can adoption of the term during the the vessel. If from this total figure cerned mainly with increasing the be deducted, the deadweight tonnage war, since the United States was con- the weight of the hill and machinery cargo-carrying capacity of the Allied would remain. and associated nations.
MACHINE GUN COMPANY. Monday, 2nd June.-5.15 p.m. Nos. 3, 4 and 5 guns, at Headquarters, T.E.T. (Musketry). Dress, Drill order with rifles and 2. pouches.. 1 and 2 guns, at Kowloon Dock. T.ET. (Musketry). Dress, as above. Friday, 6th June.-5.10 p.m. Nos.
1. O. BE.
STRENGTH.
SIGNALLING SECTION,
At Headquarters. TET. Rifle, belt, Wednesday, 4th June-5.15 p.m.
pouches and dummy cartridges to be Before the war, when vessels were carried. The following will attend championship boxing match between Tex Rickard, promoter of the
The figure is arrived at by calculat- built on contract terms instead of the to complete their tests-Privates ing the cubic capacity of the volume Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard,
of water displaced by the vessel fully adopted, quotatiors for construction Mugford.
time and line" system which is now leanings, P. A. Reis, P. Tangap and announced that the location of the Major Peel to buy him.
loaded. This figure, divided by 35 of ordinary cargo vessels were based contest would not be determined unti Peel bought him for fifty guineas, weigh one ton), gives the total weight as was reported in The Times of yes Mrs. (since 35 cubic feet of salt water on deadweight tonnage. Thus, when,
Orders for Cadet Company by Ident. the New York Legislature acted on being quite unaware that he was the of ship and cargo. After deduction terday, second-hand cargo vessels the Ell now pending legalising horse her husband had-bred and got of the weight of the ship when ready were sold on the Baltic Exchange, boxing. He said he hoped to hold rid of as useless, the bout near New York.
One Liverpool to load cargo, the figure which re- many present immediately converted resign, on leaving the Colony, with Meanwhile. Mr. Tom Prichard, of is a clerk in the employ of a firm of rying capacity.
youth is doubtful about his luck. He mains is. that of the deadweight car- the total sum paid for each ship into effect from 26th May, 1919. The Ring, Blackfriars, is going to produce brokers and had great good proceed to America with a view to fuck to draw Pocthly in Liverpool arranging for the match to take Exchange newsroom. The sweepstake place under his direction.
rize is $2,100 but he is said to have sold his chance.for £700,
Mrs. Cameron and party and the The Royal Automobile Club's golf Butch gentlemote Took gerous course at Woodcote Park, Epsom, is Boral tributes to place on, the gray still partially occupied for military Opposite Blue Pier the Amertan purposes, and only 18 of the 27 holes sailors and trips paraded. They are at present available for play. "W. followed tava notar cars which were M. Watt, the professional, is still in filled with flowers. The Moment the Army, and at present Tom Taylor and entrance to the cemetery weis deputising for him. decorated with the Bugs of BR und Aanerica, and with Howers. spite the misemble weather evgi American soldiers, and sailor's gav that could be located Bad an Aber can flag and flowers placed on it. That so many were thus pcuted was mainly due to u Americi Petty Officer who spent four hours yester duy searching the cemetery for th graves. It was pretty sentiment,
With the exception of this one: mong the day seears to have passed almost unnoticed by the Americans, excepting that u Holena fe salue of 21 guess, at an interval of one minute during which time Amedean ships dew their Bags at half mast.
CAUSE OF DESPONDENCY.
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There is a romance attaching to the history of Poethlyn winner of the Grand National. The horse, a At a meeting in Leeds on April 16, nine-year-old gelding, was bred by the Yorkshire Cricket Clubmade grants Major Peel, the husband of the of £250 each to B. B. Wilson and to present owner, but was such an the widow of the late Alonzo Drake. 'ugly duckling" as a foal that he The scale of remuneration to cricket
Cadet C. Knight is permitted to
PARADE-BATHING.
Wednesday, 4th June, at 5 p.m. and call at Kowicon 10 minutes later..
Launch will leave Blake Pier on
ternal cubic capacity of the whole deadweight the successful bid of the amount per ton deadweight. In Gross Tonnage represents the in- the case of one ship of 9,300 tons vessel, calculated on the basis of 100 £172,000 represented £18 10s, per ton cubic feet per ton, plus the tonnage deadweight, and in the case of the of certain deckhouses and erections, other ship of 8,110 tons deadweight,
G. E. STEWART, 'Captain, and minus certain deductions. The the payment, of £158,000. was equi.
Adjutant, E.K., Defence Corps, cubic capacity of the double bottom valent to acarly £18 10s. per ton Hongkong. Friday, 30th May 1919. of the vessel is not included in the deadweight, calculation. Gross tonnage is used for the purpose of harbour and dock dues, &c, and pilotage fees.
Net Tonnage is arrived at by de
steamship owner. when, ordering a One of the chief aims of the cargo
new vessel is to secure one which is A GOOD RULE FOR THE HOME favourably designed, both as regards
Guam
6 a 28.76
PYindi
Direction.
Force.
Weather,
C... JEZTEZA, Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, May 21, 1919, 1. Bano, reduced to as degr¤AS Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in Inces, tentos and hundredths
1. TIMPERATURx, in the shade in de Trees Fahrenheit.
2 HUNDIT in percentage of autors- slop, the humidity of air maturated with moisture being. 100.
L DILECTION OF Word, to two points. & FORCE OF WIND, according to Bendford Beslo.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b bine sky, a detached load, d drixling rain, flog, g gloomy, bbail, lightning, o overcast, ppaaring showers, q squal, z rain, 1800w
thunder, visibility dew, wet 7. RAIS t iocber tenths and hun-
dredths
of
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table von below has been
piled at the National Almanse Office
London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an antomatic tide-recording machine in the Fator Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tanf iuring the years 1905-9.
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty
Chart, which has been found to be 100% 1 inches below mean sea-level
To obtain the depth of water on the ide gange at the Victoria Naval Tard sid 8 feet 4 inches, and on the gange st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feat insbee to the height given in the table
May 31 to June 6, 1910..
dina izan LOT WATER" ** Hot
reight
Fort
Sat
NI = 9 45
FIDL
1 to b
24 125
keep on a bottle of
Par
1
1.
ESPONDENCY is often enised by was sent to Wrexham Market and professionals for the ensuing season ducing from the gross tonnage the deadweight carrying capacity and AKE it a rule. of your home to
quickly Jisappears when Chamberlain's Table's are taken.
These tableta strengthen the digestion and more the bowels. For asla By all Chemists and Storekeepers.,
TO-NIGHT!
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Subsequently he passed into the for two days' matches, five guineas; tion and propelling power, &c. It is desirable features has to be sacrificed Remedy as & cafeguard against bowel wed possession of a Shrewsbury publican, matches away from Yorkshire (to this resultant figure with which to some extent, for the sake of the complaints. It always curve and Goswell, who then trained meet, extra travelling expenses), £1 charterers are concerned when trying other, and the result is a Major Peel's horses, advised 10s., with £1 extra for every win.
And no household is safe without ty to secure a vessel of large cubic cap promise.-The Times.
com- For sale by all Chemists and Store A
keepers.
EPISODE 5
THE RUNAWAY BRIDE.
VICTORIA THEATRE
RUTH ROLANDİ
IN
HANDS UP"
Booking at ANDERSON'S.
Bengkong
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EPISODE 6:
"FLAMES OF VENGEANCE."
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